LinkedIn's co-founder says site is better off without Twitter

'Returned to business-focused conversation'

Twitter isn't making friends with its recent move to force developers to work more closely with the 140-character message-sharing site, nor its decision to ditch LinkedIn earlier this summer.

Among those who don't appreciate what Twitter's done on the developer end is Reid Hoffman, co-founder and executive chairman of LinkedIn.

Speaking at the TechCrunch Disrupt technology conference Monday, Hoffman called Twitter's new API policies "partial B.S.," though the entrepreneur, who's also a Facebook investor, said he understood Twitter's perspective.

"It's not fair to the developers because many of them based their livelihood and product strategy on it," he said. "However, Twitter has a responsibility to its vision and its shareholders."